The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 444 of the In The Tank Podcast. Depending on what news sites you look at, you might be told the economy is doing great or its falling apart. Or you might be told climate change is a crisis or not an issue to be concerned about. It seems like we can't even agree on facts anymore. How is it possible that we are this bifurcated as a society? What is causing this and is it sustainable?

PRIMARY TOPIC - LIVING IN TWO DIFFERENT UNIVERSES

economy

CNN - With inflation back up, the long-predicted storm clouds in the economy may actually be forming

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/10/economy/economic-storm-clouds-as-inflation-stalls/index.html

CBS News - Is the U.S. in a "vibecession"? Here's why Americans are gloomy even as the economy improves.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cpi-report-inflation-economy-vibecession-cbs-explains/

WSJ - What’s Wrong With the Economy? It’s You, Not the Data

https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/whats-wrong-with-the-economy-its-you-not-the-data-cfa911e6

climate change

AP News - UN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have 2 years left ‘to save the world’

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-finance-un-elections-stiell-0b176237b1e4a78d28d5dbcbbf7809f0

Daily Signal - ‘AVOID FALSE BALANCE’: AP Style Guide Aims to Silence Dissent From Climate Alarmist Narrative

https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/07/thumb-scale-ap-style-guide-tries-exclude-climate-wrongthink-journalism/

Why?

The Free Press - I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust.

https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust\

Washington Times - Survey finds Fox viewers better informed than CNN, MSNBC viewers

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/19/survey-fox-viewers-better-informed-cnn-msnbc-viewe/